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::: favoritism - display of partiality toward a favored person
::: cloying - distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
::: ratiocination - reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
::: restraint - moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction
::: flounder - struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion
::: capacity - mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
::: sublimate - refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
::: parry - ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF.
::: forlorn - sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
::: downcast - disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward